Court strikes down Montana immigration lawGreat Falls Tribune A district court judge has ruled that enactment of the 2012 voter-approved law banning undocumented immigrants from accessing state services is pre-empted by federal law and is unenforceable.

Mobile web siphons revenues as landlines failBloombergTweeting, Facebooking, Skyping smartphone users are costing U.S. states and cities revenue as taxes rooted in old-fashioned telephone service fail to keep up with the Internet era. NCSL's Max Behlke quoted.

Low rates fail to spur infrastructure spendingBloombergAcross the U.S., localities are refraining from raising new funds in the $3.7 trillion municipal-bond market after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression left them with unprecedented deficits.

The new energy revolutionNew technologies are driving dramatic changes in the electric system, offering unprecedented opportunities for energy users. Learn the latest in a session at the NCSL Legislative Summit.